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HONG KONG, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks closed up 130.61 points, or 0.50 percent, to 26,179.33 points on Friday.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 25,940.44 and 26,241.22. Turnover totaled 74.25 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 9.47 billion U.S. dollars).